The Lonesome Crowded West

The Lonesome Crowded West really stands out for the journey it takes you on. It's less like a concept album and more like a road trip soundtrack.

The album meanders between feelings of grinding teeth and soothing calm, love and heartache, hope and despair. The mood and emotion shift like tumbleweeds on a gusty day. The words in the album make you think, with riddle-like complexity at times.